Recorded 1958–1990 Girls' name Peak 1981 205 births

Sheritta — girls' name

205 babies named Sheritta in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s231970s811980s861990s9
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Sheritta was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

17 babies were named Sheritta in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheritta

The Social Security Administration has registered 205 babies named Sheritta between 1958 and 1990, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheritta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheritta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sheritta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheritta in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 205 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sheritta at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

205

Since 1958

33 years of records

Peak year

1981

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1958

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1990

Sheritta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1958

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1981)
17
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
05101520 199019861983198019771974197019651958 6

Sheritta by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
86 births that decade — 42% of Sheritta's all-time total
1950s61960s231970s811980s861990s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheritta?
205 babies have been named Sheritta since 1958. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1981 with 17 births.
When was Sheritta most popular?
Sheritta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Sheritta been used?
Sheritta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 33 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Sheritta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1958–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.